Golf bag



Sept. 12, 1933. c. H. scHwx-:R

GOLF BAG Filed May 28, 1931 Patented Sept. 12, 1933 UNITED STATES 1claim. (c1. 15o-1.5)

This invention relates to the provision in a golf bag of means forkeeping the same in a standing position upon the ground. Golfers whoemploy no caddy, carry their own bags and when making a shot it isnecessary that the bag of clubs be laid upon the ground. The presentinvention contemplates associating with the golf bag means forpenetrating the ground so thatl the bag may be held in standingposition. Q In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view of a golf bag with clubs therein illustrating the samestanding upon the ground with the ground-penetrating device in operativeposition.

5 Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of locking means.

Fig. 3 is a View in illustration of a modified form.

Fig. 4 is a view of the golf bag showing a still further modified form.

The bag comprises the usual body 1 having an upper ring or end portion 2and a lower end portion 3, and may be equipped with the usual shoulderstrap 4, handle 5 and accouterment pocket 6. As shown in Fig. 1 theclubs are usually placed in the bag with their heads uppermost.

The invention may be carried out by attaching to the bag a rod which mayhave a handle formation 11 at its upper end and which is mounted forreciprocable movement. For this purpose a guide 12 may be secured to thetop portion 2 of the bag, and a guide 13 secured to the lower portion 3of the bag, each equipped with bearing like members 14 and 15 in whichthe rod 10 may reciprocate. The lower end of the rod is preferablypointed, as at 16, for penetration into the ground as shown. The rod maybe pushed into the ground the foot may be employed for this purpose forwhich a projecting device 17 may be secured to the rod which the footmay engage for depressing the same. The lower member may be slotted, asshown at .18, and provided with horizontal notches 19. On the rod theremay be a projection or pin When the bag is carried the groundpenetrating rod is preferably shifted to the position shown by dottedlines in Fig. 1. To hold it in this position it may be rocked on itsaxis to position the pin 20 over a portion of the sleeve member 15. Whenit is desired to rest the bag upon the ground for the purpose ofexecuting a shot, the` bottom of the bag is by manual operation throughthe handle 11, or

rested upon the ground, asshown in Fig. 1, thek rod is rocked to bringthe pin 20 into alignment with slot 18 whereupon it may be depressedeither by the hand or foot. This then serves to hold the golf bag inerect position standing on the ground so that it is easy to select aclub and replace the same after use. In some instances it may not benecessary to rock the rod to` engage the pin 20 in slot 19, especiallyon level ground.l Where, however, it is desired tostand the golf bag ona slope or hillside, the rod 10 is preferably located on the upper sideand then the same may be rocked to engage the pin 20 in a slot 19. Thisprevents the weight of the clubs from tipping. the bottom of the bag andsliding it upwardly on 0 the rod 10, as the base of the bag is heldtight- I ly down against the ground.

In the form shown in Fig. 2 there are two ground penetrating devicesreciprocably mounted in guides and 26. These devices comprise 75 rods ortines 27 and`28 and may be equipped with a handle 29 at the upper endand a foot engaging device 30. There may be sufficientA frictionprovided by reciprocation thereof to hold the tines in any givenposition.

As shown in Fig. 4, the ground penetrating device comprises two prongsor tines which may have a construction similar to that of Fig. 3, andare arranged to constitute ribs of the bag. A conventional golf bagconstruction is to have 85 stiffening ribs running from top to bottomusually confined in the structure as by means of leather facing strips35. Instead of placing a rib in some of these facing strips the tines 36o and 37 may be employed. The tines in kthis case may have a handle orother suitable device 38 at their upper end, and a foot-engaging device39 which may connect the tines through open slots 40 in the leathercovering strips.

It is to be noted that a golf bag so equipped with this invention doesnot have a bulky or otherwise unwieldy shapeor undesirable appearance.The over-all length is not increased, for as, shown in Fig-1, the normalextent of the clubsabove the golf bag may be greater than fi-00 theextent of the rod above the golf bag when it is in inoperative position.Accordingly,l the bag may be stored and carried after the manner of anyconventional golf bag. In the form shown in Fig. 4 not only are the rodssubstantially concealed but they perform the dual function ofreinforcing ribs for the bag and ground penetrating means.

I claim: no

A golf bag comprising a bag body having ang-j exposed portion betweenthe guides adapted to be engaged by the foot of an operator for foreingit into the ground, one of the guide members being slotted and havingone or more notches opening into the slot, a locking pin on the rod ikemember normally positioned in the slot, said rod like member beingrotatable in its guides to position the pin in a notch to lock the rodlkemember in its uppermost position.

` CHAUNCEY H. SCHWER.

